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| Region | Iraq |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Apr 27, 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 3 of the new bill Iraq’s Parliament passed April 27th, prohibits altering a person's biological sex based on psychological desires, and Article 6 imposes penalties of imprisonment for those attempting or performing such changes. |
| Sources | https://apnews.com/article/iraq-lgbtq-law-85e5e55cde7a581631c484ad83b0773c https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraq-criminalizes-same-sex-relations-sets-10-15-year-prison-sentence/amp/ https://database.ilga.org/iraq-lgbti |
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| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Apr 27, 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 3 of the new bill Iraq’s Parliament passed April 27th, prohibits altering a person's biological sex based on psychological desires, and Article 6 imposes penalties of imprisonment for those attempting or performing such changes. |
| Sources | https://apnews.com/article/iraq-lgbtq-law-85e5e55cde7a581631c484ad83b0773c https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraq-criminalizes-same-sex-relations-sets-10-15-year-prison-sentence/amp/ https://database.ilga.org/iraq-lgbti |